Topic: Awareness Campaigns

Black History Can’t Be Erased

February 02, 2023 by EdTrust

As we celebrate Black History Month, Ed Trust asks, what stories are educators allowed to tell students about Black history?

Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Be Afraid to Teach Honest History

article-cropped February 15, 2022 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

As Black History Month continues, many teachers are primed to teach lessons related to the United States’ history of Black people. But given the current social climate, I’m concerned about…

Learning Honest History Isn’t Criminal — It’s What Students Deserve to Know

article-cropped February 08, 2022 by Blair Wriston

Amid the debate surrounding so-called Critical Race Theory (CRT), Republican lawmakers in 37 states have introduced legislation or taken significant steps to limit an educator’s ability to discuss race and…

Federal Law Requires Equity Conversations. Anti-CRT Laws Ban Them. Now What?

article-cropped January 18, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth

Twenty years ago this month, federal law began requiring schools to report the academic achievement of students, not only overall but by student groups. The data required by the 2001…

Educating in an Age of Censorship

article-cropped microphone August 27, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

The Unbearable Discomfort of History

article-cropped microphone August 20, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.

Black History Is American History: How Juneteenth Highlights the Necessity of Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racist Teaching

article-cropped June 17, 2021 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

Juneteenth, the official freeing of enslaved people on June 19, 1865, in Texas, is one of the most important events in American history — but most students haven’t even been…

The Urgency of Anti-Racist Classrooms

article-cropped January 25, 2021 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

The deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month should be taught in social studies classes for many years to come. But the way it’s taught will be a…